Community college to open exhibits at both campuses

Montgomery County Community College is featuring two art exhibits starting next week at both its Blue Bell and Pottstown campuses.

“Portraits, Landscapes and Still Life” exhibition of artist Wain H. Hunter of Lansdale will be at the West Campus Fine Arts Gallery, North Hall, 16 High St., Pottstown, from Jan. 22 through March 8.

A “Meet the Artist” reception will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Both the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Hunter has exhibited his oil paintings in local art shows in galleries in the North Penn area and in New Hope. He is a member of the North Penn Arts Alliance and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

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“I am pleased to exhibit my artwork at the College’s Fine Arts Gallery in Pottstown,” said Hunter, who describes his realistic paintings as “similar in style to the artwork of John Singer Sergeant.”

A special father and daughter exhibition featuring the artwork of sculptor Fred Kreitchet and ceramic artist Heidi Kreitchet will be from Jan. 22, Friday, Feb. 15, at the College’s Fine Arts Center Gallery, Central Campus, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell.

The public is invited to meet the dartists during a special reception on Sunday, Feb. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. with a gallery talk at 2 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free of charge.

Using an array of materials, including clay, fiberglass reinforced plastics, bronze, metal and wood, Fred Kreitchet designs and makes three-dimensional sculptures in his Blue Bell studio and bronze foundry known as the Sculpture Workshop. Beyond his commission work, Fred also teaches three-dimensional design, sculpture, mold-making, fabrication and drawing as an adjunct art lecturer at Montgomery County Community College for more than 20 years.

Fred’s most notable work is the Treehouse at the Philadelphia Zoo, a commission piece for architects Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown that won the Gold Medal Award from the Architectural Institute of America.

His sculptures may be seen at such prominent places as the London National Gallery, the White House, The Baltimore Zoo, Penn State, Independence National Historical Park and The Academy of Natural Sciences, to name a few.

In addition to three-dimensional sculptures, Fred also designs and sculpts fine, bas-relief ornaments and medallions for special commemorations. Across the country in Pomona, Calif., Heidi Kreitchet is the studio director at The Ceramics Studio located at the American Museum of Ceramic Arts. She has exhibited her ceramics in numerous shows spanning the United States. In 2002, she won the Frederick Docstrader at an exhibit in Flagstaff, Ariz., and, in 2009, she won the Kiln God National award in San Angelo, Texas. Her work can also be found in permanent collections in the United States and Australia.

Heidi holds a bachelor of fine Arts degree from Northern Arizona University and a master of fine Arts degree from Utah State University.

Following her undergraduate work, she assisted renowned ceramic artist Don Reitz for two years in Clarkdale, Ariz., as she developed her own distinctive style using a wood-fire finish.